Director and Flash

I found pretty easy to get flash sending strings to director
but now i need to send a var from director to flash. does anyone
know if it is possible to do?if it is, can you help me?
thanks a lot

Check the docs for setVariable()

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    How is Director different then Flash, and which is better for
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